Perfume Flask

Photograph of a tall, blue perfume flask on which is depicted (in white cameo) a female figure holding a cornucopia. It is also decorated with stylized vegetation.

Perfume Flask with Three Figures Representing the Seasons

Medium:
Cameo glass with modern resin neck and enameled metal foot
Dimensions:
H. 15.5 cm; Diam of foot. 3.2 cm
Date:
Roman, 25 BCE–50 CE
Inventory Number:
Camée.623
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Serge Oboukhoff © BnF-CNRS-Maison Archéologie & Ethnologie, René-Ginouvès